Unravelling the dynamic crosslinking mechanism in polyborosiloxane

• Main Authors: Kurkin, Anatoli, Lekina, Yulia, Bradley, David G., Seah, Geok Leng, Tan, Kwan Wee, Lipik, Vitali, Hanna, John V., Zhang, Xin, Tok, Alfred ling Yoong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Polyborosiloxane; Dynamic Covalent Bonding
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171277
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study offers a comprehensive investigation into the mechanism behind the dynamic crosslinking of polyborosiloxane (PBS). Despite this material being well known for over 70 years, the origin of PBS's unique viscoelastic properties has been a topic of debate in the literature. Through combin...